anotherone Posted September 30, 2021 Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 (edited) hello to forum. i have one Arosa 1000cc, the model is 2000. i bought it recently from a person that inform me that this car was stopped for 3-4 years in a garage with 108000km. The problem is the fuel consumption. i just touch the pedal without persons inside without going more than 60km/h and i have 7.5 litters per 100km or 9 litters if i am going normal. is it good idea to put lpg in this car? i know i will have a small tank like 26 litters or 31 litters like one person told me but is it a good idea? Do i have to wait for problems after? Thank you Edited September 30, 2021 by anotherone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted September 30, 2021 Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 Try finding the problem... Using VCDS or similar diagnostics, check the sensors on the engine. It might simply be the temperature sensor needs replacing. Welcome to club lupo pics of car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObjectiveAway Posted September 30, 2021 Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 Did you tried compression and emission test? Looks like your car consumes littlebit too much. You can set up LPG system on lupo, even the cheap versions works fine, but first your car always must work perfectly on petrol, only then you can try to run LPG system and use the cheap fuel, because it is harder to ignite and burn LPG than petrol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherone Posted October 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 hello thank you for your answers. i want to ask because i did not understand well .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherone Posted October 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 20 hours ago, mk2 said: Try finding the problem... Using VCDS or similar diagnostics, check the sensors on the engine. It might simply be the temperature sensor needs replacing. Welcome to club lupo pics of car? you mean that my car consumes so much fuel because of a problem? a temperature sensor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherone Posted October 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 8 hours ago, ObjectiveAway said: Did you tried compression and emission test? Looks like your car consumes littlebit too much. You can set up LPG system on lupo, even the cheap versions works fine, but first your car always must work perfectly on petrol, only then you can try to run LPG system and use the cheap fuel, because it is harder to ignite and burn LPG than petrol. what are the "compression and emission test" ? shall i ask my engineer to do it? i have the "EPC" many times on my dashboard but in the garage told me that is something simple in the brake system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObjectiveAway Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 2 hours ago, anotherone said: what are the "compression and emission test" ? shall i ask my engineer to do it? i have the "EPC" many times on my dashboard but in the garage told me that is something simple in the brake system. emission test is only possible with proper equipment and it will show if you have any unburn fuel in your emissions. compression test will show if your engine is in good condition or not, you can do compression test yourself if you borrow or buy compression tester. In same time you will be able to check spark plugs. Secondly, I think you might have a lot of misfires, because EPC never shows up for no reason. Try to open your hood in the night or dark space, you will probably notice misfires. Misfires could be the reason for excessive fuel consumption as well. If thats it, you will at least need to replace spark plugs and wires, I recommend to check and clean cranckcase breather as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 3 hours ago, anotherone said: you mean that my car consumes so much fuel because of a problem? a temperature sensor? Yes, from what you describe, my guess is that there is a fault somewhere. I think the only way to find it is by using diagnostics like vcds, or similar system. The most common problem with our Lupos is when they start to use more fuel than normal, but otherwise run just fine. It is usually the coolant temperature sensor... But to be certain, you need to connect a diagnostics system to the car. Where are you in the world?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherone Posted October 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 Thank you for your answers. i will try to do it the next days/week. About the Emissions i will go to ask for a quick check in the place we visit every couple of years (to see if the car is good enough to stay on the roads, i do not know the name in English) can i ask for some other quick check there if they do it for free? i have already some new expensive sparks . i live in Greece/Crete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) We need to see a pic of your Lupo near the sea with beautiful scenery... 👍🏻 Does your water temperature gauge work ok? Have you changed the engine air filter? Edited October 1, 2021 by mk2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherone Posted October 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 i have not do anything yet. i think my water temperature gauge works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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